BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF is earning more in annual fees than the firm’s signature S&P 500 fund, despite having an expense ratio almost nine times higher. BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, is now earning more in annual fees from its spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund than its flagship S&P 500 fund,… Listen ⇢

Ripple, the digital asset firm closely associated with the XRP Ledger network, has applied on Wednesday for a national banking license at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), a spokesperson confirmed to CoinDesk. The license would allow the company expand its crypto services and operate across state… Listen ⇢

Hedge fund veteran Anthony Scaramucci reportedly says that the recent adoption of Bitcoin (BTC) in corporate treasuries is likely a temporary trend. In an interview with Bloomberg, the SkyBridge Capital founder says he thinks the BTC treasury business model will fade away. “Right now we’re having this replicative treasury company… Listen ⇢

Venture capital funding directed towards crypto startups totaled $4.5 billion during the second quarter, down 22% versus the previous three months. According to DefiLlama data, the breakdown of the second quarter shows monthly flows of roughly $1.29 billion in April, $624 million in May, and $2.5 billion in June.  June’s… Listen ⇢

Lawrence Jengar Jul 02, 2025 15:34 NVIDIA RTX AI and TensorRT enhance Black Forest Labs’ FLUX.1 Kontext model, streamlining image generation and editing with faster performance and lower VRAM requirements. In a significant development for AI-driven image generation, NVIDIA’s RTX AI and TensorRT have been integrated into Black Forest Labs’… Listen ⇢

When Michael Saylor tweeted ’’Everyone gets Bitcoin at the price they deserve’’. the message reverberated far beyond the tech community. The executive chairman of MicroStrategy (now known as Strategy) captured the market’s attention—just as Bitcoin rebounded from an intraday low—pushing its price back to around $104,720 from lower levels. Saylor’s… Listen ⇢

Will Solana break out again, or will Hyperliquid keep climbing after its 8% jump this week? Solana’s latest price update shows the token holding firm above $145, while Hyperliquid (HYPE) touched $44 before settling near $42. Both are showing strong action, but if you want a project with built-in token… Listen ⇢

Corporate Bitcoin ownership is an accelerating trend, as five companies and counting made fresh acquisitions today. Some of these firms are making their first investments, while others are adding to their stockpiles. Addentax plans to spend $1.3 billion on Bitcoin, amending its previous plan to commit $800 million to TRUMP… Listen ⇢

Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk’s weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I’m Margaux Nijkerk, CoinDesk’s Tech & Protocols reporter. In this issue: Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum at Risk If Decentralization Is Just a Catchphrase Bitcoin Layer-2 Botanix Mainnet Debuts, Cuts Block Times to 5 Seconds XRPL… Listen ⇢